the franz arrangement: a commitment to effective coordination
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• Arrangement between France, Australia, New Zealand
• Signed on 22 December 1992
• Civilian led, that is supported by the defence forces of FRANZ partners
What is FRANZ?
• It’s a coordinating mechanism that: “exchanges information to ensure the best use of assets and other resources for relief operations after cyclones and other natural disasters in the region.”
What is FRANZ?
• Coordinate closely with the affected countries
• Coordinates with the Pacific Humanitarian Team (UN led, and includes the Red Cross and civil Society organisations)
• Coordination helps ensure the needs of the affected country can be meet
FRANZ Coordination
• New Zealand places great value on the FRANZ Arrangement.
• It is a simple, flexible and responsive response
mechanism.
Advantages of FRANZ
• The chair rotates between FRANZ partners biennially
• New Zealand is the current chair, France will hold it from October 2015 until October 2017.
• Then Australia.
• Annual meetings are a good chance to discuss any issues arising from the previous cyclone season
• During a Response - Chair’s responsibility is to coordinate meetings and action points arising out of a response.
Chair
• The effectiveness of FRANZ Arrangement has been well demonstrated in recent years.
• This has included the response to: the 2007 tsunami in the Solomon Islands,
the Pacific tsunami in 2009, Ian (Tonga) during the 2013/14 cyclone
season.
FRANZ in Action